WaterFire Providence — Full Lighting (September 26, 2026)

WaterFire Providence's Full Lighting on Saturday, September 26, 2026 is billed as "Celebrating Rhode Island Educators". Braziers along the rivers of downtown Providence are lit from WaterPlace Park, with a torchbearer lighting ceremony in the basin, onshore programming and vendors. The organizer's published schedule runs the evening from 5:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.